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These films were created by graduate students at the University of Texas at Brownsville, Michael and Monica Van Wagnen. Several of these films have received awards and recognitions. These films focus on curanderismo, folk-healing and the U.S.-Mexico Border.

MUNDO MILAGROSO (Miraculous World)
- completed in 1995:This film takes a candid look at the often misunderstood world of Mexican-American folk religion.  Mundo Milagroso documents the people and events surrounding the Shrine of the Holy Tortilla, the Shrine of the Holy Camaro and the Madonna Tree in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas.

SPIRIT DOCTORS
- completed in 1996:This film explores the phenomena of Mexican-American folk healing.  Three contemporary healers are followed in their daily work of serving the poor in a southern Texas barrio.  Spirit Channeling, herbs and midwives are shown to be an important part of the culture of the American Southwest.

ARTE Y COLOR (Art and Color)
- principal photography completed in 1997: Mexico is renown for its colorful folk and fine arts traditions.  Mexican-Americans too have developed a name for themselves in the art world.  The Yaqui silversmiths of Arizona, the Santero woodcarvers and traditional potters of New Mexico all have roots in Spanish and pre-Columbian culture.  Arte Y Color will look at the history of these three art forms and document three contemporary artists: Danny Romero, Charlie Carrillo and Debbie Carrillo working in the New Mexico.